The Life of Poker (IMO)

Poker is a hard life. Full of lost opportunities and unexpected wins. It is surprising to me the way the cards work out. First you are about blinded out, but you hit or you get in as a favorite and hold. Then a few players down, you get in as a favorite and you lose and you get in as a favorite again and you are out. Just like that. I look back at the possibilities, where I could have busted out in 500th place or where I could have continued on to 1st. Volume, in my opinion, is the only cure to the cards being just that: random. Sure your a 80% favorite when you get the money in but sometimes the cards randomly don't go your way. Volume allows you to replicate similar scenarios and over the long run the 80% favorite stays true. Knowing all this, I am still amazed at myself for how attached I get to a tournament, or situation where there appears to be ample opportunity for a ship. Another day, another tourney, another dollar: That's what I tell myself, and its true.

These are relative hands in a $5 knockout that I ran deep in last night:

http://www.pokerhand.org/?5115920
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5115915
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5115913
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5115905
http://www.pokerhand.org/?5115908

I thought I might find one hand in that tournament were I was behind and the situation didn't dictate a call/shove and I won, but I didn't find one intance of it.

On a side note, I am excited for double guarantee's week on FTP. Even though there aren't many tourney's in my bankroll that are guarantees the possible free money winnings is enticing. Good luck at the tables!!!